Wednesday , 30 September 2026

D.C. United SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
D.C. United SC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Lukas MacNaughton 25' Y
Kye Rowles 41' Y
Y 50' Lukas Engel
David Schnegg 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Audi Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
4
4
D.C. United SC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-03 D.C. United SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-10 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
06 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 1–6 L
29 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 1–2 L
22 Mar Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
15 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 0–0 D
09 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr D.C. United SC A 1–0 W
05 Apr New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Mar Nashville SC A 2–1 W
22 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
15 Mar Charlotte FC A 0–2 L
09 Mar Toronto FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC FC Cincinnati
#11 Position #9
30 Points 33
26 Played 26
6 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
34 Scored 55
42 Conceded 64
-8 GD -9
1.15 PPG 1.27
23% Win % 31%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for D.C. United SC to score. At the same time, FC Cincinnati does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pat Noonan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' D.C. United SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 28' Gerardo Valenzuela puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' That is a card for D.C. United SC. Kye Rowles will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' FC Cincinnati seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 62' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Sergio Santos on, Gerardo Valenzuela off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 69' David Schnegg picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Jared Stroud exits the field as Gabriel Pirani enters on 74.
  • 79' FC Cincinnati have won 363 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Hosei Kijima as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Murrell steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 84' Brad Smith is replacing Lukas Engel for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 87' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Peglow is replaced by Randall Leal.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for D.C. United SC and FC Cincinnati (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Troy Lesesne

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Arriola 3
Brenner da Silva 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Gabriel Pirani 2
Pavel Bucha 2
Lucas Rodriguez 2
Kevin Denkey 1

Head to Head

2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-03 D.C. United SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-03-10 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2025-04-06 San Jose Earthquakes 6–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-03-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-03-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-03-15 D.C. United SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2025-03-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-04-05 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New England Revolution W 2025-03-30 Nashville SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2025-03-22 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2025-03-15 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2025-03-09 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.62 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC35% Draw26% FC Cincinnati39%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
61%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
65%
D.C. United SC or FC Cincinnati
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC29% Draw43% FC Cincinnati28%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 0
5.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.